Ursula Le Guin wrote a neat story based on native myths. The main character is friends with Coyote. Can’t remember the name of the story I just came across it reading her complete short stories. She is an amazing writer btw.

>>12125906The Hobbit's pretty good. Black Company seemed kind of erratic and juvenile to me...it's hard to explain. Like a mix between good fantasy and that YA series where that kid travels around questing for 7 gemstones to save the kingdom.

For fantasy and horror really standalone novels are better in my opinion.

>>12126112The Blue World by Jack VanceWell, a lot of stuff by Jack VanceStuff by Poul AndersonAnything by Fredric Brown (more short story territory but still)The original Earthsea bookThe Once and Future KingAnything by HeinleinLest Darkness FallThat's off the top of my head, I don't have my bookshelves in front of me. I've read too many books. The first books or auxiliary books of some series work well standalone too. The first novel of Salvatore's series about the guy finding a magic crimson cape and meeting a midget, first novel of Dune, Red Mars.

>And then the four digit IQ ultra-predator with superhuman strength, speed and reflexes TURNED HER BACK on the guy with an antagonistic alien superweapon in his brain when he was right next to a box of sharp surgical equipment

>>12125906Those are all great, would also recommend:>Blindsight/Echopraxia>Star Maker>Rendezvous with Rama>Books 1-3 of The Dark Tower series by Stephen King (the rest of the books hit a giant fucking wall of rancid shit)

>>12126607Murderbot Diaries, the adventures of a self aware droid that recently hacked itself to gain free will. It's actually a series of 4 novellas but put together it's about the length of one book.

>>12125422>Have you read any books that are based on Native American folklore? Tell us about your experienceOkla Hannali by R.A. Lafferty. It's got folky supernatural elements, but it's no fantasy novel. I didn't like it that much. It sheds light on a forgotten episode of american history, but I didn't find much of value in it beyond that. I was more impressed by Lafferty's knowledge of native american history than by the novel itself, which is crazy, given that the guy could speak ten languages and was an expert on theology and Roman history, all while working as an electrical engineer who wrote science fiction on the side.

>>12127171The first book is decent but it's a bit meh after that. It's certainly not as bad as sffg would have you believe but it's nowhere as good as the sjws think and the awards it has won suggest it is either.

>>12127534dont really want a litrpg at this time. just something that fits the setting was describing. ive read cast under an alien sun and that was pretty great in my opinion. the book i posted is a bit on the dry side though. the author spends lots of time explaining things and goes into detail because his other novel series is a space engineer series where stuff like basic repair of lamps and pipes takes two pages on average. its not a bad thing though. sometimes i can appreciate someone going into detail about what is happening.

>>12127545The Sword of Truth series has two scenes in particular that are straight up pseudo NTR. One where the female lead has her senses linked to another girl and this girl purposely has some guy fuck her hard and makes the protagonist watch. And another instance where the female lead believes she's having sex with the protagonist's half brother and enjoys it only for it to turn out that it was the protagonist all along.

>>12128302usually play games while i do. its really not hard. you get used to it eventually. ususally i play some roguelikes or strategy games or some rpgs. its also great while grinding in mmos. typically i just play xcom or cataclysmdda or warframe.

Holy fucking shit. Shit fuck. I just finished Death's End, the last book of the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. Is there other sci-fi that goes into hyper-hyper-hyper-hyper-hyper-civilization stage? Just how fucking high is Cixin Liu's IQ? That ending sequence was one of the craziest ideas I ever encountered, I almost had a heart attack, jesus fucking christ.

>>12128302I listen to audiobooks only if I'm doing braindead shit like running or such. You DO actually have to pay attention to the audio or you're doing the equivalent of skimming a book, and that point why bother? I guess people just accept it and their half-assery.

>>12125906id say hobbit/lord of the rings go together.black company can be switched for lyonesse or something by guy gavriel kay. like tigana or lions of al rassan.>>12127787he's baiting you with that baitpost ignore him. these are good pics

>>12125422>Have you read any books that are based on Native American folklore?The Haunted Mesa by Louis L'Amour comes to mind, it's an interesting combination of genres (Western, Science Fiction with a little Horror and Mystery thrown in). It has some weird scenes but I'd still recommend it.

From the Inside Flap:

>The Navajo called them the Anasazi: an enigmatic race of southwestern cliff dwellers. For centuries, the sudden disappearance of this proud and noble people has baffled historians. Summoned to a dark desert plateau by a desperate letter form an old friend, renowned investigator Mike Raglan is drawn into a world of mystery, violence, and explosive revelation. Crossing the border beyond the laws of man and nature, he will learn the astonishing legacy of the Anasazi -- but not without a price. Set in the contemporary Southwest, "The Haunted Mesa draws on Louis L'Amour's extensive knowledge of Indian lore and mysticism. In this extraordinary book L'Amour tells a tale of epic adventure that takes his readers across the most extraordinary frontier they have ever encountered.

Just started rereading the first Black Company book, and I forgot just how comfy it was. Just a bunch of mercenary bros fighting and pillaging their way across the countryside. I like the newer books, but the first is just comfy.

Can you guys recommend anything with that same sort of feel? I also picked up King’s of the Wyld on a whim, so I’m hoping that’s not terrible.

>>12125926>have a very good friend who’s an author>her first book is about to come out>publisher already picked up her second>last time we got together she said I should read the throne of glass seriesThis worries me. Especially since I’m going to have to read her book and it’s YA.

At least she seemed interested when I recommended she read BoTNS and Black Company.

>>12129557The Vorkosigan series. Romance plays a big part in some of the stories, while in others it doesn't, it's very natural and feels like the characters have actual relationships that develop and change over time.

>>12129557I'll second the Vorkosigan rec. It's one of the better space operas. There are romantic sub plots involving the protagonist in almost all the books albeit they are very minor/inconsequential in some. Later on in the series two books are full blown romances when the protagonist finally meets "the one" and those are pretty decent as far as romance books can be.

>>12129355Chart is kind of outdated now. I should update it to V3, but I'm too lazy.A lot would be removed, and a few amazon self published would be added.Read so many books (hundreds) since that chart was made, really have to put in the motivation.

I think this whole 4channel thing is blowing up in Hiroshijew's face. There's more weird shit on 4chin than ever before and that's after the jannies were put on overtime and and their hot pockets doubled.

>>12130472I wouldn't say it's trash but it's just not as good as Livership Traders. The second half of the series is extremely depressing which makes a lot of people drop Hobb. >>12130455The names of the books are also extremely misleading as they were chosen by the publisher and not the author. There's very little "assassining" going on for books that have Assassin in the title. The protagonist is a dumbass glorified herbalist who blunders his way all across the continent doing dumb shit.

Imo Liveship series is her best work and you can go back to Farseer if you really like her writing. There are minor spoilers in Liveship but they won't affect your enjoyment of the series at all even if you go back and you'll have a better appreciation for the story.

>>12130732Because that's a way more limited and boring genre. You've read one you've read them all. I have no desire to read something about spies more than once in my entire life, and that once has already been fulfilled.

>>12130641>An alien from an alternate reality recruits five people on an exciting mission to save the Earth from a meteor strike. The alien's advanced technology allows the intrepid humans to breathe underwater as they embark on a wondrous journey through the ocean.

>>12130764>Also is that guy on a bicycle?Yes it starts with these researchers cycling through the ocean bottom thanks to this weird technology.I am sincerely afraid I'm losing brain cells while reading this

>>12125422>>Have you read any books that are based on Native American folklore? Tell us about your experienceBased fully on? No. There were some that had major characters/ elements from native lore.Jane YellowrockIron Druid Chronicles There are a bunch of others, but I would have to browse my library to recall.

I thought Children of Time was it. I should've guessed he wouldn't let his perfect spidery creations go to waste. Not after he went to so much trouble in his book to save them. Might as well read it when it comes out, it's not as if the book was all bad, just the ending.

>>12132595you know what the funny thing about the whole MSE thing is? hes not allowed back on amazon because because of copyright issues not because of anything he did.

>mse gets kicked off>told to get a publisher>gets a publisher to upload books again>amazon bans new publisher stating the publisher doesnt have the rights to MSE books>MSE informs amazon that this publisher indeed has the rights to them>amazon goes radiosilent

>>12133350>Last I heard the "publisher" was just him operating under a different name instead of setting up a PO BOX shell company so that's why they banned him again.that was just an assumption. he did get a publisher. someone posted a link to the website a few threads ago but i cant be assed to go through the archive. its a small publisher that pics up mostly indie romance novel authors. you know the kind aimed towards women.

Just how much do the Blade Runner movies take from Do androids dream of electric sheep?I know this is most likely a retarded question but I rather enjoyed the Blade Runner movies and I was wondering if the book would have a similar tone/atmosphere.

>>12133823DADOES:- Deckard is married- Lots about "Mercerism", a philosophy/religion that emphasizes empathy with animals and other humans- Androids have no empathy with animals, humans or each other- Androids are evil and therefore deserve to die- Phrase "Blade Runner" does not appear- Word "replicant" does not appear

Blade Runner:- Deckard is divorced- Only references to empathy with animals are some of the questions on the Voight-Kampff sessions on Leon and Rachel- Replicants are plenty empathetic, to other replicants, humans, and other animals (e.g. Roy's dove)- Replicants are basically slaves and therefore sympathetic characters- Phrase "Blade Runner" lifted from Burroughs- Word "replicant" invented by screenwriter relief pitcher (David Peoples)

>>12133859Oh, but I forgot to talk about the similarities:- Androids (replicants) come to earth, led by Roy Bat[t]y- Deckard has to kill them all- Characters similar to Pris and J. F. Sebastian appearSo yeah.

>>12133859>>12133866Well, the book is fairly cheap and I mostly read Fantasy, but I do like stories involving androids and transhumanism so I might as well check it out. Once again, thanks for the input m8

Does Cugel still have that alien inside of him in Cugel's Saga? Or did the other wizard remove it at the end of The Eyes of the Overworld? It has been a while since I read Eyes and have just commenced Saga for the first time.

think I'm gonna drop three body problem, that shit puts me to sleep. the prose is boring and you can really tell it was translated from an asian language. I think the story is actually about to get going but I can't find it in me to give a fuck about any of the characters so farI hope not all sci fi is this boring

>>12134958>A list with Mark Lawrence, Joe Abercrombie, Sanderhack, Michael J Sullivan, Peter V. Brett and Brent Weeks>Pretty solid he saysA solid 50% of that list is utter shit and I'm only talking about authors I've read. Might very well be more than that.

>>12136234If it was the first modern YA series he read I wouldn't blame him, they're actually a fun read the first time before you read more and see that it's nothing but the same tropes ad nauseum. Shit's legit worse than anime for repetitiveness

>>12137441there is something really off about Ishiguro, I suppose it is because he is a Jap always writing about British settings and characters but he doesn't quite capture what Britain is really like in spirit

>>12137491Yeah. The mist got me. Doomed to repeat mistakes of others in the past such as reading this book. Now I need to satisfy my need for revenge by inflicting suffering on those who memed me thusly.